"sidelight" meaning in All languages combined

See sidelight on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: sidelights [plural]
Etymology: side + light Etymology templates: {{compound|en|side|light}} side + light Head templates: {{en-noun}} sidelight (plural sidelights)
  1. A light found at the side of something; especially of a vehicle. Translations (light at the side of something): sivuvalo (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-sidelight-en-noun-AEKRsDGR Disambiguation of 'light at the side of something': 94 6 0
  2. A window found at one or both sides of a door.
    Sense id: en-sidelight-en-noun-gHygNFXr
  3. A piece of incidental information that helps one understand a subject. Categories (topical): Light sources
    Sense id: en-sidelight-en-noun-q5AmY1hR Disambiguation of Light sources: 34 10 56 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 23 46 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 12 9 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (window at the side of a door): sivuikkuna (Finnish)
Disambiguation of 'window at the side of a door': 45 55 0

Inflected forms

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